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[no_ambiguity]

This question is hypothetical, since I don't plan to have children! I'm quite fanatical in my view that education, healthcare etc should be provided by The State, hence I've ticked the comprehensive option.

Poll

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[i_am_marky]

I wouldn't actively push for a Grammer School (and certainly wouldn't pay for one) but if like me, they wanted to take the 11+ and passed then they'd have the choice which one they wanted to go to. Wouldn't be me chosing where to send them.

[mooism]

I ticked comp, but with a couple of caveats.

First, if all the comprehensives near me were abysmal, I would have to consider other options.

Second, if my child was either very bright or very dim, I doubt a mainstream school (whether state-run or not) would be a good choice.

[andrewducker]

Grammar.

[meihua]

Congratulations, you have evaded Muphry's Law.

[andrewducker]

I had to re-read it three times to make sure I could post a single word without a spelling mistake :->

[palmer1984]

Oh ffs

[meihua]

I don't intend to have children, so my answers are also hypothetical.

I ticked both "Grammar if possible, then comp" and also "definitely comp" because what I really wanted to say was:

"Mixed-sex grammar school if possible, otherwise mixed-sex comprehensive school."

Because, all the grammar schools I've encountered are single-sex, and I have strong objections to single-sex schooling. If a grammar school did exist which wasn't single-sex - well, I don't know what it would be like, but there's a chance I might prefer it to a comp. I don't really know though, as I haven't had that experience.

[i_am_marky]

What would you do if you had a child who decided they wanted to go to a single-sex grammar school?

[meihua]

Talk to them about my experiences with single-sex schooling as well as my generalised concerns from those experiences, and also listen to the reasons why they would like to go to a single-sex school.

[i_am_marky]

So they would ultimately have the choice?
Just curious really so hope that doesn't sound aggressive. (I went to a single sex grammar school myself).

[andrewducker]

Agreed - I went to a single-sex grammar school and it was really not good for my social development.

Not all of them are single sex though - there was another one in my area that was mixed sex.

[ciphergoth]

From the evidence, it seems the most sensible thing to do is to send all the boys to mixed schools and the girls to single-sex schools :-)

[andrewducker]

So, everyone should go to school with girls?

Maybe if everyone just wore skirts to school we'd all be ok :->